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Julia Garner is remaining optimistic that the scrapped Madonna biopic will happen — eventually.The star spoke with ET's Denny Directo at the Oscars party on Sunday, where she addressed the current status of the project, which was to be directed by Madonna. The film, which was to star Garner as the music icon, was put on hold in January after Madonna announced a world tour.«Yeah, yeah,» she told ET when asked if she was hopeful the movie would come to fruition down the line.«I don't want to tell too much. I want to keep things… yeah, fingers crossed,» Garner said of the potential biopic.In July 2022, ET reported that Garner was the top choice to play Madonna in the movie. Per  at the time, the film was to follow the early days of Madonna's career and how she became a legend. Amy Pascal was producing the project, with Universal Filmed Entertainment Group chairman Donna Langley nabbing the script after a bidding war.Madonna had said her hope for the biopic was to «convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer -- a human being, trying to make her way in this world.

Mark Consuelos has high praise for his famous other half. He and his real-life wife, Kelly Ripa, are about to become an official work couple again when Consuelos takes over Ryan Seacrest's current chair as her  co-host. As fans will recall, news of Seacrest's departure from the daytime talk show after six seasons broke in February. It has since been announced his last day will be on Friday, April 14 and Consuelos will quickly fill the gap come Monday, April 17. «Yeah, it's happening,» Consuelos told ET's Denny Directo at the Oscars party on Sunday night.

Kathy Hilton is living the grandma life! On Sunday, the star shared how life has been since her oldest daughter, Paris Hilton, welcomed her baby boy, Phoenix. «Oh my God, he's an angel,» Kathy told ET's Denny Directo during Sunday night's Oscars party. «You know what, I just walk right in and storm right into the nursery and pick him up, and he's so sweet.»Kathy Hilton attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.Paris and Carter, both 42, announced that they welcomed their baby boy via surrogate in January. Last month, the couple shared the first images of little Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum with the world, during a sweet photo shoot with .Following her son's birth, Paris said that she and Carter decided to make a pact to keep their baby boy's birth a secret from their families, and enjoy the first week with him together. «I just feel that my life has been so public, and I’ve never really had anything just be mine,» Paris said on her podcast.

Kelly Ripa! After it was revealed last month that Ryan Seacrest will be stepping down as her co-host on and her husband, Mark Consuelos, will be replacing him, the trio offered up more details as to when this will all be going down. On , they revealed for the first time that Seacrest's last day as co-host will be Friday, April 14. Consuelos will then step in as co-host starting Monday, April 17, and the show will be rebranded as .«Nothing will change between the three of us, it's just Ryan will get to have his coffee later,» said Ripa, who has hosted the show since 2001.While Ripa, Consuelos and Seacrest were all at the Oscars together, Consuelos posed solo at the Vanity Fair after-party and shared with ET's Denny Directo his excitement for joining .«It's an honor, it's such an iconic show,» he said.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are celebrating South Asian excellence. ET’s Denny Directo spoke to Chopra and Anjula Acharia, at the South Asian Excellence pre-Oscars celebration Thursday night, where they highlighted the importance of celebrating South Asian culture.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are celebrating South Asian excellence. ET's Denny Directo spoke to Chopra and Anjula Acharia, at the South Asian Excellence pre-Oscars celebration Thursday night, where they highlighted the importance of celebrating South Asian culture.«I'm so grateful that we've had the ability to not just return, but do it in such an amazing capacity and be hosted by Paramount Pictures,» Chopra, who is co-hosting Thursday night's event with Mindy Kaling shared. «I mean, this is iconic.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are celebrating South Asian excellence. ET's Denny Directo spoke to Chopra and Anjula Acharia, at the South Asian Excellence pre-Oscars celebration Thursday night, where they highlighted the importance of celebrating South Asian culture.«I'm so grateful that we've had the ability to not just return, but do it in such an amazing capacity and be hosted by Paramount Pictures,» Chopra, who is co-hosting Thursday night's event with Mindy Kaling shared. «I mean, this is iconic.

Cher is teaming up with her boyfriend Alexander “A.E.” Edwards to work on some new music.

Cher blushed over her new boyfriend, Alexander Edwards, on Thursday, telling ET that she’s thrilled with her new relationship.

Cher blushed over her new boyfriend, Alexander Edwards, on Thursday, telling ET that she's thrilled with her new relationship. Cher spoke with ET's Denny Directo at the premiere for When told she seemed happy with Edwards, she responded, «Yes I am.» Edwards, 36, and Cher, 76, were first romantically linked in November, when they were spotted walking together in Los Angeles. Cher later confirmed the relationship and went into more details about the couple's 40-year age gap on in December. «On paper, it's kind of ridiculous,» she said.

Amanda Seyfried is relishing all the awards season love for her performance in “The Dropout” — and looking back at the role that started it all!

Patricia Arquette has an impressive and celebrated career in a slew of acclaimed films, despite being a self-described «notoriously bad auditioner.»Arquette walked the red carpet at this year's SAG Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday and revealed to  that she almost got cast as the lead in — until she somehow messed up a reading with Tom Cruise.«Everyone was saying, 'Oh, this is just a formality, you’re gonna read with Tom Cruise for, but this is your part, you got it,'» Arquette recalled. "[But] I blew it.«While Arquette didn't explain exactly what went wrong with the audition, the role wound up going to Renee Zellweger, which Arquette said was probably a better fit anyway.»I actually think she was better for it, and she was great," Arquette shared.Arquette explained that, for her, auditioning is a challenge because it's not what she enjoys about the acting process.«I’m a terrible auditioner 'cause I don’t feel like that’s finished work,» she shared.

Backstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards after The White Lotus won the top prize for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Jennifer Coolidge spoke with ET’s Denny Directo about season 3 of the HBO series.

Sam Elliott and Jeff Bridges celebrated a mini reunion at Sunday's 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards. The two stars were seated at the same table together almost 25 years after their hit film's release. «I'm sitting with Jeff at the table and I haven't seen Jeff in quite a time,» Elliott told ET's Denny Directo. «I'm really happy to be with him.» Elliott won the SAG Award for Best Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series for his role on.

Screen Actors Guild Awards after won the top prize for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Jennifer Coolidge spoke with ET's Denny Directo about season 3 of the HBO series. While Coolidge's character, Tanya McQuoid-Hunt, was killed off at the end of season 2, fans are still hoping that she'll somehow return in the third installment of creator Mike White's ongoing social satire about various guests and employees at a luxury hotel. However, when her co-star, Jon Gries, suggested that «Jennifer play Jennifer's sister,» Coolidge quickly shut it down. «I don't think Mike's going to allow that,» she said. But Coolidge seemed more open to the idea that Pamela Anderson joins as Tanya's sister.

Jamie Lee Curtis had a lot of love to give after taking home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role during Sunday's 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. The actress won for her role in .Before taking the stage to the delight of the audience, Curtis grabbed her co-star, Michelle Yeoh, and planted a big kiss on her.«I kissed her?, Did I really kiss her?» Curtis joked to ET's Denny Directo, backstage during the ceremony. «I love Michelle Yeoh.

29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, SAG-Aftra President Fran Drescher gave ET a quick update on the plans to revive her hit sitcom, . «We have a big meeting with our partners at Sony,» she told Denny Directo, referring to Sony Pictures Television, which was the distributor for the series during its original run. «This is the 30th anniversary year that the series started and I want to do something special.» Starring Drescher as Fran Fine -- a fashionista from Queens, New York, who becomes the nanny of three high society children — the series first premiered on CBS in November 1993 and lasted for six seasons before ending in June 1999. «It's mind blowing because it's more popular today than it's ever been on HBO Max,» Drescher shared. And when it comes to Fran's distinct sense of style, «I feel like the show was iconic and classic TV a lot because of the fashion,» she said, praising costume designer Brenda Cooper, who «won an Emmy for it.» (In total, Cooper earned three nominations and one win for her work on .)The update comes several years after Drescher first told ET that she and co-creator and ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson «were talking about» a reboot.

Jeremy Allen White is collecting wins and his kids are loving it!ET’s Denny Directo spoke to The Bear star after hewon the award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, and he shared how his kids are responding to their father collecting accolades. «They're into them. They really, they're really into them, they're very heavy so yeah they can't play with them too much but they're definitely excited about it.

Jamie Lee Curtis’ love for Michelle Yeoh is everything, everywhere, all at once!

Quinta Brunson and continued their awards season success on Sunday with a big win at the 2023 SAG Awards!The cast of the ABC comedy won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, the first network comedy to do so since in 2013, and Brunson told ET's Denny Directo backstage that receiving the award from the Screen Actors Guild «just hits different.»«These are our peers, these are people who do the same work that we do as actors. For them to think that we're deserving of this award, it just hits different, it really does,» she noted.Brunson shared a sweet moment with husband Kevin Jay Anik after the win was announced, and the actress and producer couldn't help but gush about her hubby being the best «support system» during breakout success.«I mean, a partner during all of this, you can't buy that kind of support,» she gushed. «Someone willing to go through what it takes to make and be a part of, it's priceless.

 cast is listening! Patricia Arquette spoke to ET's Denny Directo at the 2023 SAG Awards Sunday where she opened up about the pressure she and the cast feel going into season 2.«I think we feel some pressure going in the second season, really because of the fans,» Arquette shared. «The fans really got on board, and the fans were really invested, and we don't want to let them down, so, I think the pressure is more from them than anything.»Arquette, who is nominated alongside her  castmates Sunday, said that while there's definitely a level of excitement for season 2 to drop, she will not be taking part in a watch party to screen the hit Apple TV+ series.«No, I think that's like, really corny. Like, 'Let's watch me, come over,'» she quipped. «Yeah, no.